Operations Manager: Production & Planning

First Quality Foods; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

First Quality Foods in Bristol is seeking an Operations Manager to lead the Operations department, focusing on Production Planning, Demand Forecasting, Capacity Planning, Logistics and cross‑department coordination.

You will work closely with the Factory Manager, Commercial team and Supply Chain colleagues to balance customer requirements with factory capability—ensuring materials, labour and production capacity align to deliver a high quality product on time in full while maintaining

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning within a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and production scheduling.
• Experience working with commercial forecasting and customer demand planning.
• Ability to work collaboratively across Commercial, Supply Chain and Manufacturing.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production planning function, producing daily, weekly and longer-term manufacturing plans.
• Develop achievable production schedules that maximise factory efficiency while meeting customer demand.
• Translate sales forecasts and Private Label demand into effective production plans.
• Review forecast accuracy and recommend improvements to planning processes.

Skills

Production Planning

Forecasting

Capacity Planning

Logistics

Cross-Dept Coordination

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Job description

First Quality Foods in Bristol is seeking an Operations Manager to lead the Operations department, focusing on Production Planning, Demand Forecasting, Capacity Planning, Logistics and cross‑department coordination.

You will work closely with the Factory Manager, Commercial team and Supply Chain colleagues to balance customer requirements with factory capability—ensuring materials, labour and production capacity align to deliver a high quality product on time in full while maintaining